#‘Kill Them All’ Graphic Novel Adaptation Lands in the Hands of ‘Star Wars’ Second Unit Director Victoria Mahoney

“‘Kill Them All’ Graphic Novel Adaptation Lands in the Hands of ‘Star Wars’ Second Unit Director Victoria Mahoney” Filmmaker Victoria Mahoney made history as the second unity director on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, becoming the first person of color to take on such a key role in the sci-fi saga. Now she’s stepping up…

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#Lea Michele Apologizes for Her Behavior on ‘Glee’ Set: ‘I Will Be Better’

“Lea Michele Apologizes for Her Behavior on ‘Glee’ Set: ‘I Will Be Better’” Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images Days after Glee’s Samantha Ware and other costars accused Lea Michele of rude and racially insensitive behavior on set, the actress is speaking out via social media. The situation first arose following Michele’s May 31 tweet which stated, “George…

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#Revisiting ‘Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier,’ Disney’s Largely Forgotten Live-Action Blockbuster

“Revisiting ‘Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier,’ Disney’s Largely Forgotten Live-Action Blockbuster” (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney .) It may be hard to wrap your head around, but there was once a time when the Walt Disney Company wasn’t solely…

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#Shirley Movie Review

“Shirley” There’s a small moment in “Shirley,” directed by Josephine Decker, which is a perfect metaphor for Shirley Jackson’s brand of literary horror. Jackson (Elizabeth Moss) sits on a couch at a faculty party, staring with hatred at the peppy prettily-dressed faculty wives, and then deliberately pours her glass of red wine onto the sofa….

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#Spelling the Dream Movie Review

“Spelling the Dream” For 12 years in a row, the winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee has been Indian-American; in the competition’s 31 years, 26 of them have been Indian-American as well. Even just last year, when the Scripps champion title was split between eight kids (known as the “octo-champs,”) seven of them were…

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